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Presidency of Gerald Ford
May 3, 2009
Steven Ford actor, son, US President Gerald Ford
Carla A. Hills CEO, Hills & Company, International Consultants,
Benton L. Becker advisor, US President Gerald Ford
Richard Norton Smith historian
Bruce J. Schulman historian, Boston University

Steven Ford, son of President Gerald Ford; Carla Hills, who served as United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Ford administration; Benton Becker, advisor to President Ford; and historian Richard Norton Smith discuss his legacy. Bruce Schulman, professor of History at Boston University, moderates. This forum is part of the Library's series examining 20th century presidents.

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